Great Pond Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Great Pond Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 239 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 79 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90608, -69.97890
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
Directions
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Great Pond Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 9–79 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.90608, -69.97890
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 72° · precip 49% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 408 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bell Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Great Pond Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
62% dirt12% paved8% sand18% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 79°F72°
Precip49%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Tue
80°65°
Wed
85°64°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
15%
Sun
87°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 408 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Lecount Hollow Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway 4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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